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misplace

[mis-pleys] / mɪsˈpleɪs /


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Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

His propensity to misplace passes ultimately proved costly as Rashford celebrated an equaliser where the blame lay squarely at his door.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2023

It’s proof that the 20-time Grammy winner, who settles in for eight solo shows at Seattle’s downtown jazz mecca, can misplace more gems than most mortals will ever lay down.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

Attach one of these tags to your checked baggage, backpack, keys or car, and you’re less likely to misplace them.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

“Do let me know if you misplace that precious souvenir again. I have eyes everywhere, all the time.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

One of Early’s other beloved characters, a Southern standup comedian named Vicky with a V who loves Maggiano’s restaurants and frequently misplaces her denim jacket, shares a similar tenderheartedness to Maddie.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Like many other people with ADHD, she often has to re-purchase items such as watches and keys because she regularly misplaces them.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

A chronic loser constantly misplaces everything — watches, phones, keys, wallets, gloves, hats, sunglasses, eyeglasses.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2021

If you are the type who misplaces their readers repeatedly, do what I do and invest in an inexpensive chain or cord and wear your readers around your neck.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2020

He misplaces his reading glasses, the ones attached to the Dollar Store string.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“Without this information, we would have misplaced donations, and wasted time that kids with cancer don’t have,” wrote Emily McFadden, co-founder of the nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

So let me offer a different lineup, since the country seems to have misplaced it.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

But, within BBC circles, there is optimism – misplaced or not - that a new PM might give a new DG renewed hope.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

For the alchemists, the reality of the philosopher’s stone was beyond question; within a generation their appeal to authority, to ancient texts and secret manuscripts, seemed hopelessly misplaced.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

When he did turn up, he seemed to be constantly misplacing his bank cards and leaving Helen to pick up the bill.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“The IRS is not unknown for, perhaps, misplacing mail as it comes in,” he said.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Occasionally, he has had heated arguments with the media, lambasting outlets for "misplacing" their focus.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

“No one’s trying to steal Blood Orange albums out of an Uber,” he says while laughing, referring to ever misplacing the drive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2025

She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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